I'll explain my sensationalized "beer foam" headline in a minute, but we need some background first.  A recent article written at ScienceDaily.com, which appears to be based on a press release from a biochemist at Brandeis University, touts the following headline: "First Large-Scale Formal Quantitative Test Confirms Darwin's Theory of Universal Common Ancestry" http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100512131513.htm As a former journalist, I take issue with this type of article … [Read more...]

Who doesn't like to share their opinion??? Now's your chance! I'm taking a non-scientific poll to find out how my friends, family and acquaintances like to communicate online. The day used to be the only choices were phone or snail mail, now it seems that new forms of communication are emerging at a blistering pace. Let me know your preference, the poll will be up until the end of the week.  Just click on one of the buttons right next to this blog. … [Read more...]

I work with a lot of great people at MedImmune, a biotechnology company based in Maryland that is a subsidiary of AstraZeneca, Inc., and one of the more intriguing individuals is a woman named Perla Copernik. She speaks a handful of different languages, has traveled extensively around that world and she also happens to be a top-notch communications professional. But one of the most interesting things about Perla is that she has a sideline photography business. Since her office is right next … [Read more...]